§ 47-2. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:

APPROVED LICENSE

A license granted by the Director, after he is satisfied that the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, and issued by the Town Clerk.

BARRELS or DRUMS

Metal barrels or drums, having a capacity not in excess of 55 gallons, which have been approved by the Director.

CARGO TANK

Any tank used on a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer for the transportation of waste oil.

CONTAINER

A five-gallon metal container with a screw-top cap as approved by the Director.

DIRECTOR

The Director of the Division of Environmental Protection of the Town of Brookhaven.

DISPOSITION

The discharge, deposit, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any petroleum substance into or on any land or water so that such petroleum substance or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be discharged into any waters, including groundwaters, except when such disposition is done to satisfy the primary purpose of such petroleum substance.

MUNICIPAL DEPOTS

Those locations designated by the Director, subject to the approval of the Town Board, where the residents of the Town of Brookhaven will be permitted to discharge waste oil, not in excess of 10 gallons, into approved storage tanks under the conditions specified by the Director.

OIL SEPARATOR

A device or apparatus which is attached to a drain for the purpose of preventing oil from flowing into a disposal system.

OPERATOR

Any person who possesses a license issued or recognized by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to operate the vehicle used for the transportation of waste oil and who operates the mechanism which controls the filling and discharging of the storage tank mounted thereon.

OWNER

Any person, firm or corporation to whom the vehicle used in the transportation of waste oil is legally registered.

PERSON

An individual, partnership, corporation, society or any other group of persons, including the officers, directors, stockholders and trustees thereof.

PETROLEUM SUBSTANCES

Crude oil and any of the less volatile hydrocarbons produced from the cracking process and distillation of crude oil, including but not limited to base oils, bright stock, fuel oils, heating oils, lube stock and residual fuel oils.

REPAIR SHOP

Any location where the business of automotive maintenance work, repairs or placement of automotive parts is carried on, but not including those shops operating exclusively on body and fender work.

SERVICE STATION

That portion of property where flammable or combustible liquids used as motor fuels are stored or dispensed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles and where services for the changing of motor oil are provided. It shall also include the sale of accessories and minor automotive maintenance work.

TANK TRUCK

Any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer used for the transportation of waste oil and which, for such purpose, is provided with a tank or tanks mounted on a frame or chassis of such vehicle or when such tank or tanks are an integral part of such vehicle.

TEMPORARY LICENSE

A license granted by the Director and issued by the Town Clerk for a limited period of time pending the determination of the Director in the granting or denial of an approved license.

WASTE OIL

Any oil which has been drained from the reservoir wherein it was contained after having served its useful primary purpose.